Rite of Passage The Found Boat is a coming of age story based around the happenings and experiences of five children, around the age of eleven or so. It follows the children around through everything they get themselves into and we actually get to see them grow as we read. It is a story focusing on the rites of passage and experiences most of us will go through at some time in our lives, usually …showed first 75 words of 356 total…

…showed last 75 words of 356 total…throughout the story, but Eva is the one who has the epiphany, maturity. The Found Boat is a story about five children coming into their own and exploring every part of their lives. All humans go through it as a sort of rite of passage that all people must pass in order to make it into adulthood. These kids seem to do it with ease, and we get to ?watch? them as they do so.